The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-09-16

TIE Russian Seed wheat men
were around this week. delivering
seed wheat to farmers we, suppose.
The contract made with farmers last
spring was that this seed wheat firm
would deliver two sacks { bushels
of their "improved'' seed wheat to
farmers who would SOW the wheat
and give the firm one half of the pro
duce for this improved kind of wheat
We don't know how many farmers
closed with the contract. If there is
nothing behind this arrangement it
will necessitate the making u large
number of contracts TO amount to
anything for the irm as a specula
ton. ,
Ezra Phillips, son of David Phil.
Ups, died Of consumption at the resi-
dence of his parents on Stone Run
on Monday night last, and was in
tered in West Nottingham Friends
burying grounds on Wednesday.
The wife of the deceased died few
months since Of the same disease.
Previous to this the deceased had
been milling In Hartford county, and
doing very prosperous business
These rapid visitations by death is
severe affection to the family who
have the sincere sympathy of their
friends and neighbors.
The Seventeenth Annual Exhibi-
ton of the Oxford Agricultural So
ciety will be held on the Society's
grounds, in the borough of Oxford.
Chester county, Pa. on Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday, September %,
20, 80, 1857. The premium list EN-
braces every article of Household
and Mechanical Manufacture, as we'll
as all Agricultural Products and I'm.
Elements. Running, Trotting, Ro.
man. Bicycle, Hurdle and Dog
Races. Amusements and Music each
day. The managers will leave moth.
ing uadone to make the Fall Fair Of
1887 the largest and best evsr held
in Oxford. Excursion trains at re.
duced rates. Exhibits returned free.
Mr.. Richard F. May and his son
W. Sullivan May of Bozeman Mon
tana. are visiting relatives and
friends in Maryland and Delaware.
Mr.. May is an old citizen of Elkton,
from which town be emigrated to
California in the early days of the
gold fever, where he remained for
several years, returning to Maryland.
Mr.. May after the rebellion wendell
his way to Helena, Montana. in
which territory he has since been en-
gagged in business. His son will en-.
ter the dental college in New York,
where he intends TO take the college
course and complete his studies in
that profession. Mr.. May will return
to Montana about the first of next
month.
We had call from Mr.. Jno. S.
Rossell clerk to the county commits
sioners on Thursday last, Mr.. Ros-
sell was canvassing, or rather visit
ing the principal towns in the county
to ascertain what the prospect is for
establishing telephone stations. The
Bell Telephone Company have pur-
chased the wires which were put up
by "the other" company and are in.
Producing that company's service.
Port Deposit, Colors and Rising Sun
will have the telephone. Or Mr.. R.
has made preliminary arrangements
Tor service as we'll as at Elkton and
some other points. Mr.. Rossell will,
at the expiration of his present term
of service as clerk to the Commiss.
toner's, will enter that of the tele-
phone company, will be employed at
points Of the county and be "out" of
Cecil politics.
The agricultural lectures which
will be delivered on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday at the Elkton
Fair will prove to intelligent farm
ers one of the most interesting fea-
lures of the Fair. This will be new
aud advanced step looking TO
the Improvement of the agricultural
fair. We hope the farmers will push
this important matter. and make ar
engagements to have q course of lect-
ures on rural subjects delivered
throughout the county during the
fall and winter. The Cecil Farmers
Club and Elkton Grange should take
more than 4 passive interest in or
ganizlng such a movement among
farmers. Organization among farm
ers means better representation and
economy in public affairs In short
it means money in the farmers peck
ets'